Trip to Kodaikanal-Part X
Dear readers
After lunch we started to the Chettiars Park. It is on the way to the Kurinji temple and is a very beautiful park. As it is not near the center of Kodai city there were not many tourists about. There were many many beautiful flowers and also bushes that had been cut and shaped like different animals. We walked in this park for sometime and then lay on the sloping lawn looking up at the clear sky. The air was full of eucalyptus smell and we could hear just the sound of birds. It was very beautiful and peaceful. We enjoyed the coolness and the freshness of the air and then returned to the heart of the Kodai city. As we had the whole evening to spare and no new spot to visit, we all decided to go to the lake again.
The lake side was full of tourists and busy shop keepers selling all sorts of things. The first thing we did was selecting cycles to ride. This time I got a cycle which was just the right size. There were maybe 500 cycles for rent in different sizes in different cycle shops. My father and brother too rented cycles and I was the happiest of the lot. My mother and cousin sisters decided to walk around the lake and we three set out on our cycles. The road around the lake was about 5.5 kms and I was a bit doubtful whether I could cycle all the way round. There were many many cyclists riding along with the few horse riders.
Unfortunately I was not prepared for cycling as I had on a long skirt. Still I was not going to miss this wonderful chance. Even though my skirt kept getting caught in the chain a few times I kept on pedaling after stopping to pull it out. It was really fun and I enjoyed the ride wonderfully. It took us less than an hour with a few rests in between. We circled the lake and reached the point from where we had started. A few minutes later mom and cousins arrived. All were really exited for having successfully completed going round the lake.
After returning from the lake we had our dinner and started packing. We were returning the next day.We got in bed, but couldn’t sleep due to some weird sounds. Wondering what, my dad went outside the room and came back excited. He told us that there was something interesting going on in the backyard of the hotel. We went to a window looking down to the backyard and to our amazement, saw many college students and accompanying teachers sing and dance merrily around a camp fire. We watched the fun for some time, and then slowly went back to bed.
That night went real fast. About the experience of the next day, I will post sometime later!
Have a good day
Rupashri
